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HealthUnity and Microsoft Demonstrate Standards-Based Imaging Data Capabilities for Health Information Exchange at RSNA Bellevue, WA - November 30, 2009 - HealthUnity Corporation, a leading provider of award winning, standards-based Health Information Exchange (HIE) technology will demonstrate real-time data exchange between its imaging data solution and Microsoft HealthVault. The new technology from HealthUnity was built on the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) standards and will better enable patients and providers to access imaging data electronically, through an individuals Microsoft HealthVault account. The demonstration can be viewed at the IHE Image Sharing Demonstration at the annual Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference, November 29 December 4, at McCormick Place in Chicago.This connectivity allows patients to save IHE-standard compliant radiology reports in their Microsoft HealthVault account, which is a personal health application platform that enables users to store and share their health information. Also, with the patients permission, healthcare providers will be able to access this information, providing an easy and cost-effective solution for radiology data-sharing. As HIE has been widely recognized as critical to advancing the quality and affordability of care, electronic image data sharing has gained more attention. Vast quantities of data gathered in imaging studies are traditionally locked away in storage systems within originating healthcare organizations. It is typical for imaging providers to supply patients with a study on CD using a proprietary format. At times, the CDs are misplaced and often have compatibility issues when transferred across facilities. Electronic information exchange addresses these issues among other things. "The ability to easily access and exchange health data is essential for advancing patient outcomes," said Bill Reid, Director of Product Management for Microsofts Health Solutions Group. "This offering empowers patients to take control of their health information and will help physicians improve quality of care." "We believe in addressing critical HIE needs through the application of standards", said Prem Urali, CEO of HealthUnity. Our joint HIE offering with Microsoft helps our customers meet government recommended usage criteria called 'meaningful use'. We are thrilled to introduce another valuable service to our customers." Demonstration details:
About HealthUnity HealthUnity, founded in 2004, is widely recognized as the best solution for building integrated Health Information Exchanges and Health Record Banks. HealthUnity has several deployments across the United States. HealthUnity has prebuilt adapters for several clinical systems from vendors such as Cerner, GE and Meditech. For more information, visit www.healthunity.com. About Microsoft HealthVault Microsoft HealthVault is a personal health application platform designed to put consumers in control of their health information. HealthVault provides a privacy- and security-enhanced foundation on which a broad ecosystem of providers can build innovative health and wellness solutions such as personal health records, disease management, fitness, weight loss and other Web applications. HealthVault can be used to collect and store health information that would otherwise reside in disparate systems and transfer the information between a variety of providers health services and systems. It enables the reuse and free flow of interoperable and transportable personal health information. For more information, visit www.HealthVault.com. |
